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Source: Yì Jiǎn Fāng 易简方

Ingredients:

• Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 9–12g
• Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 9–12g
• Tiān dōng (天冬 Asparagi Radix, asparagus [root]) 6–12g
• Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 6–12g
• Shí hú (石斛 Dendrobii Herba, dendrobium) 9–15g
• Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) 9–12g
• Huáng qí (黄芪 Astragali Radix, astragalus [root]) (mix–fried) 6–9g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 3–6g
• Pí pá yè (枇杷叶 Eriobotryae Folium, loquat leaf) 6–9g
• Zé xiè (泽泻 Alismatis Rhizoma, alisma [tuber]) 6–9g
• Zhǐ ké (qiào) (枳壳 Aurantii Fructus, bitter orange) 6–9g

Action: Enriches yīn and boosts qì; engenders liquid and allays thirst.

Indication: Dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě) characterized by thirst with desire for fluids, emaciation, and lack of strength.

Category: Supplementing formulas / Dual yīn-yáng dual supplementation formula

Method: Decoct with water

Rationale: This is a commonly used dispersion-thirst formula. Mài dōng, Tiān dōng, raw and Shú dì huáng, and Shí hú nourish yīn and engendering liquid. Rén shēn, Huáng qí, and Gān cǎo supplement original qì. Pí pá yè clears lung and stomach heat. Zhǐ shí and Zé xiè abduct the heat downward.

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